Glenn Ellis Brooks Jr.

I am heavy-hearted to only now learn of the passing of Glenn Brooks. My heart goes out to the family and especially my dear childhood friend, Beth. Much love to all of you!

Glenn and Ann introduced my late inlaws, Mac and Joanne Simpson while they were all at Johns Hopkins. Dad as a PhD student in political science and Mother as a librarian. If they had had a daughter, they were going to name her Brook.

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Thinking of you, Amy, and the rest of you family. Hope you are as well as you can be.

My hero.

Dr. Brooks once said to me, the most important thing one can say is " I accept the responsibility for my own identity." As an adopted child, it became hugely significant and a guidepost for my existence. I will never forget him and that gift!

One of the good guys. As a member of the first class that spent all four years under the Block Plan, I was a huge fan of it, and its Summer Session cousin. After taking the African Institute with Glenn and John Okumu one summer, a few of us wondered if we could do it again, only this time IN Africa. Glenn and John loved the idea, and made it happen the following summer - it wasn´t easy to pull it off, but Glenn would not be deterred. It was a summer that opened my eyes and has guided my...

A very wonderful friend and colleague with whom I talked, camped and skied. Good bye pal.

Heartfelt thanks for your impactful, beneficial, lasting contributions to The Colorado College! Rest peacefully, beloved Professor Glenn Brooks, and rise majestically. Henry L. Doyle CC 1973